‘My Unorthodox Life’ is back — and it's girlboss divorce season By Irene Katz Connelly, Forward Dec 2, 2022 Everyone knows the girlboss era is over. For almost a decade, the term denoted admiration for a woman who, through grit and determination, achieves the kind of powerful career historically reserved for men. But millennials have become disillusioned with “Lean In”-style dogmas that feel increasingly out of reach in our vastly unequal society. And stories… Read More
Comedy Jewish comedy is thriving, even as antisemitism rocks pop culture Two weeks after a Trump-supporting heckler threw a beer can at Ariel Elias at a club in New Jersey over her politics, the Jewish comedian’s fortunes took… By Jackie Hajdenberg, JTA Nov 30, 2022
Film With ‘She Said’ in theaters, journalist Jodi Kantor coming to Palo Alto When the New York Times journalist Jodi Kantor was reporting the 2017 Harvey Weinstein sexual assault story that earned her a Pulitzer prize, the powerful… By Sarah Rosen, JTA Nov 22, 2022
Opinion Comedians are as capable of antisemitic incitement as politicians Last week saw Dave Chappelle deliver a brilliant monologue on “Saturday Night Live” addressing the antisemitism controversies surrounding Kanye West and… By MaNishtana, JTA Nov 21, 2022
TV ‘Fleishman Is in Trouble’ — but in this show, so is everyone else You won’t have to get far in “Fleishman Is in Trouble,” an FX miniseries adapted from Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s novel of the same name, to understand what’s… By Irene Katz Connelly, Talya Zax, Forward Nov 21, 2022
Film 'The Fabelmans': Spielberg’s long ride down a very Jewish memory lane In 1952, a 5-year-old Sammy Fabelman (or was it Steven Spielberg) saw a train crash. His parents both assured him it wasn’t real. His father, an engineer,… By PJ Grisar, Forward Nov 17, 2022
Opinion Dave Chappelle got one thing right in his infamous SNL monologue In Saturday’s “SNL” monologue, Dave Chappelle offered a canny pro-tip to Kanye West. Trotting out a variation on George Carlin’s “Seven Words,” the… By PJ Grisar, Forward Nov 16, 2022
TV On ‘Love is Blind,’ she found antisemitism — but also a husband The first season of “Love is Blind,” a reality TV show in which contestants date and get engaged through a wall, had one perfect love story: Lauren and… By Mira Fox, Forward Nov 11, 2022
Film ‘Armageddon Time’ tackles Jewish assimilation in Reagan’s America This piece contains spoilers. At the fancy private school where he has just started his first day, Jewish sixth-grader Paul Graff (Banks Repeta) is asked… By Andrew Lapin, JTA Nov 9, 2022